If I’m reading this correctly, Hahn has just made an excise-free beer. I’m talking about their new super-duper light beer – Hahn Ultra. That comes in at a ‘‘hold the bottle […]
Did Hahn just make an excise-free beer?
The amazing, exciting world of beer excise
Regular readers will know I’m a cheerleader for good mid-strength beers – the sub 4 percenters. For any number of reasons. 1) There’s less alcohol to hide brewing errors so the […]
Cut the alcohol, cut the price?
Chances are you’ve heard Lion are knocking down the ABV on three of their beers. Extra Dry and XXXX Bitter will go from 4.6 to 4.4 per cent while James Boag’s Premium […]
The Hottest 100 and James Squire
‘‘Ohmageerdd! James Squire came in sixth spot! That’s not craft beer! And it was One Fifty Lashes! That’s the worst James Squire beer! Not that there’s any good ones, because they’re not […]
Another reason why I hate Brewdog
Brewdog is the brewing equivalent of Rick from The Young Ones. Like the character from that legendary 1980s TV comedy, Brewdog see themselves as edgy, alternative, as cutting edge and really hip […]
Why is everyone interested in XXXX pale ale?
If hits on this site are anything to go by, there is a staggering level of interest in XXXX Gold Australian Pale Ale. I posted this piece about the beer shortly after […]
Crafty Pint and the question of ownership
Yesterday James Smith published an excellent series of Q&As with a range of beer people on the subject of ownership. It’s a fascinating read and I urge you to have a look at […]
The Mountain Goat sale – put the pitchforks down people
Okay, so Mountain Goat sold the business to Asahi. You know what that means? Right now, nothing. Well, unless you’re the sort who makes it a habit of instantly disliking any […]
Matilda Bay – a tale of too many beers
By now, you’ve probably heard that CUB plans to tinker with the Matilda Bay brand. A large part of that is spinning off Fat Yak to effectively make a new brand, […]
The War on Terroir
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages but hadn’t gotten around to it. And because I took so long Mountain Goat have gone and changed what they write on their […]
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